Pulmonary cryptococcosis: Comparison of clinical and radiographic characteristics in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients

Chest

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 333-340

  Chang, Wei Chou ^a   Tzao, Ching ^a   Hsu, Hsian He ^a   Lee, Shih Chun ^a   Huang, Kun Lun ^a   Tung, Ho Jui ^a,b   Chen, Cheng Yu ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Immunology; Infection; Radiology; Serum cryptococcal antigen

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33344475222     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.2.333     Document Type: Article

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